Papillon
Moonraker Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like orange juice with a thin cap. Grapefruit, mango, guava, lychee, honeydew and resinous hops make up the aromas. Taste is much the same, add orange, candied pineapple, and huge papaya. More dank than the nose let on. Feel is bright, juicy, decently hopped in the resin and dankness, and lighter bodied without thinning out before the finish.

 

 

 

Here comes another review in Moonraker's "84 slightly different ipas but its hard to dog too hard on 'em bc they're almost all really good," series.

Pours a cloudy yellow. 1/2" white head. Citra and Strata saturation, its another breathy banger, here we go again. Plenty of candied citrus notes going on here.

Taste, easy going, light citrus and melon sweetness, the usual ability to carry a hefty load of alcohol without you even knowing it. Two 16oz of these and its buzztime. Bittterness is pretty well subdued here too, even though the Simcoe hop is pushing its weight around as usual, it totally melds with the soft flaked wheat and oat base. Never comes off watery, nor does it seem to have any lactose in it, thankfully. Dare I say almost smooth with what seemed like a smidge less carbonation than normal. A little bit of tropical fruit comes in on the bottom half.

Once again they've dropped another dipa that drinks too damn easy to stay sober for long.

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy whitish yellow in color. It poured with a short white head that left a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of gooseberries are present in the nose.
T: Similar to the smell, the taste is dominated by flavors of of gooseberries and has hints of honeydew melon and lime.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This IPA is packed with lots of aromas and flavors of gooseberries.

Serving type: can

Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass

A: Pours super hazy golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a thin layer and laces nicely.

S: A quick hit of spicy pine before a wave of zesty citrus and tropical fruit take over, all held together with biscuity malt and a little caramel sweetness.

T: Zesty citrus, lemon lime, grapefruit, and tangerine, spicy pine, tropical and stone fruit really works its way to the front, passion fruit, pineapple, mango, peach, apricot, and a hint of strawberry, faint herbal notes, biscuity malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.

M: Medium body, slightly prickly carbonation, slight warmth, but overall the alcohol is well hidden.

O: Dangerously drinkable. This one kept growing on me as the glass emptied.

A - Pour a hazy bright gold with a one finger creamy white head. Tons of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is papaya, guava and piney hops.

T - The taste is orange, papaya, mango, pineapple, white pepper and bitter piney hops.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft dry finish.

O - Nicely done NEPA. Good mix a sweet tropical fruits and bitter hops. Super easy drinker for being 8.5%.

 

 

 

Canned 12/19/19, consumed 12/26/19

Pours hazy & cloudy orange gold with a finger-size white head that had good retention and left good bands of lacing.

Solid fruity/herbal blend on the aroma and taste - citrus, tropical, melons, and flowers.
Drinks more like a regular hazy than a double. Feel is soft & creamy, med/light in body for a double. Overall, another example of Moonraker's good handle on hazies.